Taxon:  Urochloa reptans (L.) Stapf



Summary
Genus:
Urochloa
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Melinidinae
Nomen number:
405198
Place of publication:
D. Prain, Fl. trop. Afr. 9:601.  1920
Verified:
05/04/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Panicum reptans L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Brachiaria reptans (L.) C. A. Gardner & C. E. Hubb.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Catasús Guerra, L. J. 2002. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, II. Cavanillesia Altera 3:1-163. Note: = Brachiaria reptans (L.) C. A. Gardner & C. E. Hubb.
  3. CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: = Brachiaria reptans (L.) C. A. Gardner & C. E. Hubb.
  4. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  5. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  6. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  7. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  8. Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2. Note: = Brachiaria reptans (L.) C. A. Gardner & C. E. Hubb.
  9. Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds Note: = Brachiaria reptans (L.) C. A. Gardner & C. E. Hubb.
  10. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  11. Morrone, O. & F. O. Zuloaga. 1992. Revisión de las especies sudamericanas nativas e introducidas de los géneros Brachiaria y Urochloa (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Darwiniana 31:100-101.
  12. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  13. The Missouri Botanical Garden with others. A Catalogue of the vascular plants of Madagascar (on-line resource).
  14. Veldkamp, J. F. 1996. Brachiaria, Urochloa (Gramineae - Paniceae) in Malesia. Blumea 41:427-428.
  15. Wagner, W. L. et al. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource).
  16. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  17. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:633-634.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcreeping-panic grass  1Veldkamp, J. F. 1996. Brachiaria, Urochloa (Gramineae - Paniceae) in Malesia. Blumea 41:427-428.
Englishrunning grass  1Morrone, O. & F. O. Zuloaga. 1992. Revisión de las especies sudamericanas nativas e introducidas de los géneros Brachiaria y Urochloa (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Darwiniana 31:100-101.
Englishsprawling signal grass  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Portuguese (Brazil)capim-rasteiro as Brachiaria reptans2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
SpanishSan Juan de Castillo  2Morrone, O. & F. O. Zuloaga. 1992. Revisión de las especies sudamericanas nativas e introducidas de los géneros Brachiaria y Urochloa (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Darwiniana 31:100-101.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  Migahid, A. M. 1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChina  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Shukla, U. 1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Shukla, U. 1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndochina  Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificPalau  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificUnited StatesNorthern Mariana Islands Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
4NaturalizedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  The Missouri Botanical Garden with others. A Catalogue of the vascular plants of Madagascar (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalPapuasiaSolomon Islands  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:633-634.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii Wagner, W. L. et al. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificNorthwestern PacificUnited StatesGuam Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificFrench Polynesia  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificWallis and Futuna Islands  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:633-634.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:633-634.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:633-634.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:633-634.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:633-634.
6Other    exact native range in Asia obscure 
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Saudi Arabia, Yemen
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Ryukyu Islands], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: Indochina
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia, Palau, United States [Northern Mariana Islands]
Naturalized
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Mauritius
Asia-Tropical
  • PAPUASIA: Solomon Islands
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • REGION: Mexico
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: United States [Guam]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna Islands
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia
Other (exact native range in Asia obscure)

Reference(s)
  1. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  2. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  3. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  4. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  5. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  6. Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
  7. Migahid, A. M. 1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
  8. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  9. Shukla, U. 1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
  10. The Missouri Botanical Garden with others. A Catalogue of the vascular plants of Madagascar (on-line resource).
  11. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  12. Wagner, W. L. et al. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource).
  13. Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
  14. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  15. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:633-634.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: = Brachiaria reptans (L.) C. A. Gardner & C. E. Hubb.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=405198. Accessed 25 October 2026.